TABLE 2.
Identification results by culture methods for the 93 culture-positive patientsa
| Species identified by cgMLST | Total | Pretreatment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 93 | NALC-NaOH n = 39 |
Acid n = 54 |
|
| M. avium subsp. hominissuis | 48 | 21 | 27 |
| M. intracellulare subsp. intracellulare | 22 | 5 | 17 |
| M. intracellulare subsp. chimaera | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| M. abscessus subsp. abscessus | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| M. abscessus subsp. massiliense | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| M. tuberculosis | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M. kansasii | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M. paragordonae | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M. mucogenicum | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M. simiae | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unclassified mycobacteriab | 1 | 1 | 0 |
a
cgMLST, core genome multi-locus sequence typing; M. avium, Mycobacterium avium; M. intracellulare, Mycobacterium intracellulare; M. abscessus, Mycobacterium abscessus; M. tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; M. kansasii, Mycobacterium kansasii; M. paragordonae, Mycobacterium paragordonae; M. mucogenicum, Mycobacterium mucogenicum; M. simiae, Mycobacterium simiae; subsp., subspecies.
b
Subsequently identified as Tsukamurella carboxydivorans by average nucleotide identity analysis.